Rheotaxis by epaulette sharks, Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Chondrichthyes:Hemiscylliidae), on a coral reef flat

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 407-414

  Peach, Meredith B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CORAL REEF; RHEOTAXIS; SHARK;

AUSTRALIA;

HEMISCYLLIUM OCELLATUM;

EID: 0036434829     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO01081     Document Type: Article

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